From experience, having taken a four months sabbatical after a particularly draining three years bout of work, what you were experiencing is normal. I think peo

From experience, having taken a four months sabbatical after a particularly draining three years bout of work, what you were experiencing is normal. I think people underestimate how much time it takes to actually get ride of all the stress they have accumulated. The first two-ish months, I spent most of time buming around. I too got to a point where I thought I was wasting my time but it downed on me that it was actually a good thing. I had finally reached a point where I felt the need to do something more fulfilling and from there on, I naturally started filling my time with things making me more happy. > 4. If you're planning to work on your project, you need to ask yourself why you can't do it now. Even with most demanding jobs, dedicating some time to a side pursuit isn't a hard ask. That's illusory for a lot of us. I can and do find some time for side pursuits because I refuse to let my work fill up my whole life as it could but taking on a significant side project would come at an unaffordable cost to my family life.